Errata for Essential Windows NT System Administration

sentence: changed However, this event is not, in fact, recorded,... to However, this event is not, in fact, always recorded,...

...are copied and marked as backed up... to ...are copied but not marked as backed up...

changed to Provides NetBIOS name registration and resolution services, translating NetBIOS computer names to IP addresses.

...pre-loaded into the WINS cache... to ...pre-loaded into the NetBIOS name cache...

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changed ...by never asking for the same name twice between server restarts. to ...by not asking for the same name again as long as the name remains in its cache.

...this selection creates a subzone of the currently selected zone... to ...this selection creates a new subdomain in the currently selected zone...

These zone must be assigned names... to In most cases, these zones are assigned names...

By default, the DNS server facility is installed in caching-only mode. If your network is connected to the Internet, then no further configuration is required. If not, modify the DNS cache file as indicated in step 4 below. I prefer to run a caching-only server in manual mode. Here are the steps for setting one up:

...that points to one or more DNS server. For example... to ...that points to one or more authoritative DNS servers for your domain. If you are connected to the Internet, then these will be the Internet's root name servers; these are provided in the default cache file provided with Windows NT and may also be obtained from ftp.rs.internic.net/domain/root.cache. If you network is not connected to the Internet, then the file should contain entries for the local root servers. For example... ("ftp.rs.internic.net/domain/root.cache" is in italics.)

changed ...specifies a list of hosts allowed to ask for name resolution... to ...specifies a list of hosts which can be contacted for name resolution...

...is checked, the WINS service interfaces with DNS name resolution services (via the Microsoft DNS Server facility) as required (discussed later in this chapter). to ...is checked, the system will use DNS name resolution sevices (via the Microsoft Server facility) to resolve a name if WINS is unable to do so.

Address Assignment" (beginning "As we've seen...")

pic:lp=:rm-vala:rp=picasso to pic:lp=:rm=vala:rp=picasso

Also, remember that only items on NTFS filesystems can be audited.

Failed remote login attempts in which an invalid username is entered are not always recorded (there may be a hotfix for this bug).

"IsDomainMasterBrowser" to "IsDomainMaster".

$dir = @ENV{"LOGLOC"}; now reads $dir = $ENV{"LOGLOC"};

http://www.winntmag.com/Magazine/Article.cfm?IssueID=14&ArticleID=2816

In the paragraph "Windows NT Information," the URL did read: "www.ntinternals.com" Now reads: "http://www.sysinternals.com/"

The form "2>&1" used by the UNIX Bourne shell to combine standard output and standard error is supported only if it follows the initial I/O redirection construct. In other words, "> file >2&1" but ">2&1 > file" doesn't. ("file" is italicized both times.)

if [not] exists file cmd to if [not] exist file cmd (in constant-width; file cmd is in constant-wdith italics.)